RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 28, 1990, 07:50
- Launch designation
- 1990-019
- Mission
- OV-104 LEO deploy
- Flight name
- USA 53 [MST1]
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-36R
- Year
- Launches in 1990
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 808 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 126.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-36) | 1990-019ANORAD 20512 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.4 t | Landed · Mar 4, 1990 |
| USA 53 | 1990-019BNORAD 20516 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 16.9 t | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.